glycyrrhiza glabra,  family leguminoseae, is a plant which grows  in egypt and  other  countries  of  the world.  its  roots  possess  some  nutritive  value and medicinal properties. glycyrrhiza glabra linn, a commonly used herb in ayurvedic medicine. studies indicate that glycyrrhiza glabra linn possesses antibacterial, antioxidant, antimalerial, antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory and anti hype...

the reaction of 3-chloropropyl boehmite nanoparticles with caffeine and sulfuric acid afforded bnps-3-propyl-imidazolopyridinium hydrogen sulfate [bnps-caff]hso4 as a new bnps-supported ionic liquid (il) catalyst. [bnps-caff]hso4 proved to be an efficient heterogeneous catalyst for the synthesis of pyrazolopyranopyrimidines via a one-pot four-component reaction of hydrazine hydrate, ethyl aceto...

abstract       background and objective: glycyrrhizaglabra l. is one of the most widely used medicinal herbs in golestan province that is known for its anti-inflammatory, carminative, antiviral, anti-infection and anti-ulcer properties in iranian traditional medicine. this study aimed to assess the anti-bacterial and anti-oxidative activity of g. glabrafrom the golestan province.         method...

gas chromatography (gc) and gas chromatography mass spectrometry (gc-ms) were employed to determine the chemical composition of essential oil obtained from dry fruits of carum copticum. thymol (36.7%), -terpinene (36.5%) and -cymene (21.1%) were found to be the major constituents of the oil. the anti-bacterial activities of the oil were mainly investigated against food poisoning bacteria (sal...

echinoderms are independent and quite special branch of world animals. sea cucumbers are among the strangest members of echinoderm class regarding their structure and physiology. these fauna have been tested with regard to anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-coagulants, anti-virus, cytotoxic, hemolytic and anti-hiv features. in this study, the antibacterial activity of holothuria leucospilota sea...

the edible mushrooms (basidomycetes) have high nutritional value, promote the immune system, and as a source of natural antimicrobial substances have been used to cure bacterial infections since ancient times.various kinds of proteins with several biological activities are produced by mushrooms. in this research, in order to evaluate antibacterial activity of edible mushrooms, we isolated prote...

conclusions: with respect to the obtained results and regarding to the daily increase of the resistant microbial strains to the commercial antibiotics, it can be concluded that these extracts can be proper candidates of antibacterial substance against pathogenic bacterial species especially s. aureus, e. coli, k. pneumoniae and s. epidermidis. results: the extract of c. fistula was effective ag...

seaweeds have caused an emerging interest in the biomedical area, mainly due to their contents of bioactive substances which show great potential as anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-viral and anti-tumoral drugs. despite the diversity in quality and quantity of the mediterranean tunisian coast flora, with its large contains of marine organisms and seaweeds, most of them have not yet been ...

conclusions the bacterial isolates exhibited strong biofilm formation potential, while the extracts of acacia arabica significantly inhibited biofilm formation among the isolates and, therefore, could be executed in the development of cost-effective biofilm inhibitor medicines. results pseudomonas aeruginosa (kc417303-05), staphylococcus hemolyticus (kc417306), and staphylococcus hominis (kc417...